625 Quotes by Bill Watterson

[Calvin and Hobbes are playing Scrabble.] Calvin: Ha! I've got a great word and it's on a "Double word score" box! Hobbes: "ZQFMGB" isn't a word! It doesn't even have a vowel! Calvin: It is so a word! It's a worm found in New Guinea! Everyone knows that! Hobbes: I'm looking it up. Calvin: You do, and I'll look up that 12-letter word you played with all the Xs and Js! Hobbes: What's your score for ZQFMGB? Calvin: 957.

Years from now, when I'm successful and happy, ...and he's in prison... I hope I'm not too mature to gloat.

I wonder if you can refuse to inherit the world.

To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble.

The secret to enjoying your job is to have a hobby that's even worse

If you can't control your peanut butter, you can't expect to control your life.

We don't value craftsmanship anymore! All we value is ruthless efficiency, and I say we deny our own humanity that way! Without appreciation for grace and beauty, there's no pleasure in creating things and no pleasure in having them! Our lives are made drearier, rather than richer! How can a person take pride in his work when skill and care are considered luxuries! We're not machines! We have a human need for craftsmanship!

I've got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.

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